I wasn't planning on telling who I
am in the first place, but maybe it would be nice to know who
writes all this. So I'll write something about myself here.

First name: Roelof
(pronounce the "oe" as the "o" in
"to.")

Date of birth: June 20,
1979

Native town: Meppel,
Netherlands

Residence: Heenvliet, a
Rotterdam suburb, about 500 meters (0.3 miles I think) from the
harbour.

Daily occupation: Before
this shit began I studied economics at the Erasmus University of
Rotterdam; now I "study" economics at the Erasmus
University of Rotterdam. I work for a student exploiment agency
every once in a while.

Things I don't like: People
who think they're better than others (or even hate them) because
of things they can't help; people who don't raise their dogs well
and, by that, bother others (me) (80-90% of the dog owners in
Holland); people who think they have to tell me how to drive a
car (my parents and the cops etc.); people who call themselves
supporters of a soccer club and, in the meanwhile, give that club
a bad name; people who want to illegalize certain drugs without
ever having taken them.

Favorite music: I like lots of different
styles of music, but lately I especially enjoy sad songs like
"Nothing compares to you" by Sinead O'Conner,
"Angel" by Sarah McLachlan and I can go on like this
for hours on end. However, I have two all-time favorites, which
aren't sad. They're on top of my personal list, in a class that's
even higher than the highest class. These are "Killer"
by Adamsky (or Adamski) and "Unfinished Sympathy" by
Massive Attack.